Chisholm
Savors First USMTS Trophy in Mason City’s Mod Mania
MASON CITY, Iowa (July 12)
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After
48 victories in three seasons and back-to-back USRA
B-Mod National Championships, Jim Chisholm figured he
was ready for the next step in 2022.
On Tuesday
night at the Mason City Motor Speedway, the 19-year-old
from Osage, Iowa, proved that he and his family made the
right decision as Chisholm earned his first USMTS
triumph in his rookie season.
Still hunting his
first USRA Modified win, Chisholm now has a notch on his
belt with the Summit USMTS National Championship
presented by RacinDirt—the pinnacle of dirt modified
racing.
With Dan Ebert to his right, Chisholm
launched ahead from the pole position to take the lead
at the start of the race but he was never able to shake
Ebert from his shadow. Ebert peeked to the inside and
outside of Chisholm on several occasions but never could
wrestle to top spot away.
Finally, following a
caution on lap 29, Ebert threw a slide job at the leader
in turn 4 and streaked by the flagstand as the new
leader to complete lap 31.
Ebert’s time in the
spotlight was short-lived, however, as Chisholm raced
ahead six laps later and then proceeded to leave the
pack in his wake.
In honor of Casey Arneson, an
additional two laps were added to the length of the
feature race making it a 42-lap main event. Arneson, who
competed for several years with the USMTS alongside his
brother, Austin Arneson, tragically lost his life in a
UTV accident on July 1. He was 27.
Fittingly,
with two laps to go in the main event, the yellow flag
waved when defending USMTS National Champion Dereck
Ramirez came to a stop on the racetrack with a flat
right rear tire.
The sudden two-lap dash to the
finish didn’t seem to bother Chisholm as he drove away
from the field to win after having an advantage of
nearly three seconds over second-place when the caution
occurred.
While Chisholm celebrated his $5,000
triumph with his family and crew members, Terry Phillips
powered by two cars in the final two laps to claim the
runner-up paycheck.
Doming from 14rth on the
starting rid, Darron Fuqua held off Jacob Bleess for
third with Tanner Mullens completing the top 5. Dustin
Sorensen wound up sixth, Ebert slipped to seventh,
Cayden Carter earned an eighth-place finish, Kyle Brown
nabbed ninth and Rodney Sanders improved seven positions
to round out the top 10.
War time:
The week of action continues at the Ogilvie
Raceway in Ogilvie, Minn., on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, July 14-16. The weekend will finish up at the
popular Casino Speedway in Watertown, S.D., on Sunday,
July 17.
Following an open practice night on
Wednesday from 6-9 p.m., the 2nd Annual Mod Wars
presented by JPW/Jobbers Warehouse Supply and Northern
Line Contracting will once again feature USMTS Modifieds
vs. Wissota Modifieds as they battle for $3,000 to win
Thursday and $5,000 to win Friday and $11,000 to win
Saturday.
Wissota Midwest Modifieds, Wissota Mod
Fours and Wissota Hornets join the program all three
nights. The pits and grandstands open at 5 p.m., hot
laps begin at 6 and racing gets underway at 7 each day.
The Ogilvie Raceway is a high-banked 3/8-mile clay
oval located less than one hour north of the twin cities
on Highway 23 or 5 miles west of Highway 65 or 11 miles
east from Highway 169 in Milaca, Minn., or 1 mile east
of Highway 47 in Ogilvie. For more information, visit
ogilvieraceway.com.
On Sunday, the whirlwind week
wraps up with the series’ annual visit to the Casino
Speedway where a packed house of rabid fans are expected
to make their pilgrimage to the quarter-mile high-banked
bullring.
Sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts, the 13th
Annual Summersota Modified Nationals will carry a $5,000
first-place paycheck for the winner of the USMTS main
event. Midwest Modifieds and Street Stocks are also on
the card.
The pits open at 4 p.m., grandstands
open at 5, qualifying kicks off at 6:30 and the green
flag is slated to wave at 7:30.
Now in its 69th
year of racing on the shores of beautiful Lake Kampeska
in Watertown, S.D., the Casino Speedway is a semi-banked
1/4-mile clay oval located 4.0 miles northwest of US 212
on SR 20, then 0.7 mile south on Stokes-Thomas Lake Rd.
For more information visit casinospeedway.com.
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OFFICIAL RESULTS
United States Modified
Touring Series
Summit USMTS National Championship
presented by RacinDirt
3rd Annual Mod Mania
Mason
City Motor Speedway, Mason City, Iowa
Tuesday, July
12, 2022
Showing finishing position,
starting position in parentheses, car number, driver and
hometown. Heat race lineups are determined via group
qualifying. The top 12 in heat race passing points
advance to the Summit Racing Equipment “A” Main.
SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS HEAT RACE #1 (8
laps):
1. (2) 75 Terry Phillips,
Springfield, Mo.
2. (3) 60 Dan Ebert, Lake Shore,
Minn.
3. (4) 12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
4. (5)
87 Darron Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
5. (6) 65X Carlos
Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
6. (1) 24 Aaron Benson,
Clear Lake, Iowa
7. (7) 8C Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo.
8. (8) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake, Iowa
FAST
SHAFTS HEAT RACE #2 (8 laps):
1. (2) 02
Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
2. (1) 24C Jim
Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
3. (3) 21K Kyle Brown, Madrid,
Iowa
4. (5) 0 Jake O'Neil, Tucson, Ariz.
5. (4)
44S Shane DeVolder, Pacifica, Calif.
6. (6) 15W Alex
Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
7. (7) 12H Mike Hansen,
Dickinson, N.D.
8. (8) 2G Brandon Givens, Wichita,
Kan.
EDELBROCK HEAT RACE #3 (8 laps):
1. (2) 38T Dylan Thornton, Santa Maria, Calif.
2. (3)
4R Dereck Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
3. (1) 91 Joe
Duvall, Claremore, Okla.
4. (4) 33Z Zack VanderBeek,
New Sharon, Iowa
5. (6) 1M Curt Myers, Cameron, Wis.
6. (5) 77T Tripp Gaylord, Lakewood, Colo.
7. (7) 56
Colton Horner, Houston, Texas
MSD
PERFORMANCE HEAT RACE #4 (8 laps):
1. (2) 19
Dustin Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
2. (1) 21 Jacob
Bleess, Chatfield, Minn.
3. (4) 10C Cayden Carter,
Oskaloosa, Iowa
4. (5) 20JR Todd Shute, Norwalk, Iowa
5. (6) 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif.
6. (3) 20
Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
7. (7) 55 Casey
Schlichting, Clear Lake, Iowa
REAL RACING
WHEELS “B” MAIN #1 (12 laps, top 5 advance):
1. (2) 0 Jake O'Neil, Tucson, Ariz.
2. (1) 33Z Zack
VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
3. (5) 20 Rodney
Sanders, Happy, Texas
4. (6) 15W Alex Williamson,
Rushford, Minn.
5. (3) 44S Shane DeVolder, Pacifica,
Calif.
6. (8) 56 Colton Horner, Houston, Texas
7.
(4) 1M Curt Myers, Cameron, Wis.
8. (7) 8C Chris
Clark, Jackson, Wyo.
9. (9) 7 Al Hejna, Clear Lake,
Iowa
REAL RACING WHEELS “B” MAIN #2 (12
laps, top 5 advance):
1. (1) 87 Darron
Fuqua, Mayetta, Kan.
2. (2) 20JR Todd Shute, Norwalk,
Iowa
3. (4) 19SB Lance Mari, El Centro, Calif.
4.
(3) 65X Carlos Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
5. (5) 24
Aaron Benson, Clear Lake, Iowa
6. (6) 77T Tripp
Gaylord, Lakewood, Colo.
7. (8) 55 Casey Schlichting,
Clear Lake, Iowa
8. (7) 12H Mike Hansen, Dickinson,
N.D.
9. (9) 2G Brandon Givens, Wichita, Kan.
SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT “A” MAIN (42 laps):
1. (1) 24C Jim Chisholm, Osage, Iowa
2. (5) 75 Terry
Phillips, Springfield, Mo.
3. (14) 87 Darron Fuqua,
Mayetta, Kan.
4. (4) 21 Jacob Bleess, Chatfield,
Minn.
5. (7) 02 Tanner Mullens, Wichita, Kan.
6.
(3) 19 Dustin Sorensen, Rochester, Minn.
7. (2) 60
Dan Ebert, Lake Shore, Minn.
8. (10) 10C Cayden
Carter, Oskaloosa, Iowa
9. (11) 21K Kyle Brown,
Madrid, Iowa
10. (17) 20 Rodney Sanders, Happy, Texas
11. (21) 44S Shane DeVolder, Pacifica, Calif.
12. (9)
12 Jason Hughes, Watts, Okla.
13. (15) 33Z Zack
VanderBeek, New Sharon, Iowa
14. (6) 38T Dylan
Thornton, Santa Maria, Calif.
15. (8) 4R Dereck
Ramirez, Woodward, Okla.
16. (18) 19SB Lance Mari, El
Centro, Calif.
17. (23) 8C Chris Clark, Jackson, Wyo.
18. (13) 0 Jake O'Neil, Tucson, Ariz.
19. (22) 24
Aaron Benson, Clear Lake, Iowa
20. (19) 15W Alex
Williamson, Rushford, Minn.
21. (20) 65X Carlos
Ahumada Jr., El Paso, Texas
22. (12) 91 Joe Duvall,
Claremore, Okla.
23. (16) 20JR Todd Shute, Norwalk,
Iowa
DNS – 56 Colton Horner, Houston, Texas
Lap Leaders: Chisholm 1-30, Ebert
31-36, Chisholm 37-42.
Total Laps Led:
Chisholm 36, Ebert 6.
Margin of
Victory: 0.971 second.
Time of Race:
20 minutes, 20.687 seconds (2 cautions).
Provisional Starters: DeVolder, Benson
(track).
Emergency Provisionals:
Clark, Horner.
FK Rod Ends Hard Charger:
Fuqua (started 14th, finished 3rd).
Entries: 30.
Next Race:
Thursday, July 14, Ogilvie Raceway, Ogilvie, Minn.
Summit USMTS National Championship Points: TBD.
Grant Junghans USMTS Rookie of the Year Points:
TBD.
Miller Welders USMTS Manufacturers
Championship Points: TBD.
Compstar/JE Pistons USMTS Engine Builder of the Year
Points: TBD.
Contingency
Awards:
American Racer – TBD.
Beyea
Custom Headers – Bleess.
BigDeal Car Care – Chisholm,
Phillips.
Bryke Racing – Ramirez.
BSB
Manufacturing – Ahumada.
Champ Pans – Mullens.
Deatherage Opticians – Thornton.
Edelbrock –
Thornton.
Fast Shafts – Mullens.
FK Rod Ends –
Fuqua.
Hooker Harness – Hughes.
Integra Racing
Shocks & Springs – Benson.
Keyser Manufacturing –
Sanders.
KS Engineering – DeVolder.
KSE Racing
Products – Brown.
Mel Hambelton Ford Racing –
Phillips.
Mesilla Valley Transportation – Clark.
Midwest Wrap Co. – Duvall.
MSD Performance –
Sorensen.
Penske Racing Shocks – VanderBeek.
PEM
Racing Gears & Drivetrain – TBD.
QA1 – O’Neil.
RacerWebsite.com – Ahumada.
Simpson Performance
Products – Phillips.
Summit Racing Equipment –
Benson, Chisholm, Duvall, Schlichting.
Super Clean –
Chisholm.
Swift Springs – Carter, Chisholm, Benson.
Sybesma Graphics – Chisholm.
Tire Demon – Hejna.
VP Racing Fuels – Chisholm.
Wehrs Machine & Racing
Products – Schlichting.
Wilwood Disc Brakes –
O’Neill.
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USMTS OFFICIAL SPONSORS: American
Racer Racing Tires, Beyea
Headers, Chevrolet
Performance, Compstar, Fast
Shafts, FK
Rod Ends, Intercomp, K1
RaceGear by Ryan Bowers Motorsports, KS
Engineering, KSE
Racing Products, Malvern
Bank, Mesilla
Valley Transportation, MSD
Performance, Nitroquest
Media, PEM
Racing Gears & Drivetrain, RacinDirt, Summit
Racing Equipment, Super
Clean, VP
Racing Fuels, Wrisco
Industries.
USMTS PARTICIPATING
SPONSORS: ARMI
Contractors, Boubin
Tire & Automotive, Brodix
Cylinder Heads, DAY
Motorsports, Hacienda
Mechanical, Mel
Hambelton Racing, Midwest
Wrap Co., Miller
Welders, PBM
Performance Products, Rancho
Milagro Racing, RHRSwag.com, S&S
Fishing & Rental, Salty's
BBQ & Catering, YouDirt.com.
USMTS CONTINGENCY SPONSORS: AFCO
Racing Products, Allstar
Performance, BigDeal
Car Care, Bryke
Racing, BSB
Manufacturing, Champ
Pans, Deatherage
Opticians, Edelbrock, Hooker
Harness, Integra
Racing Shocks and Springs, JE
Pistons, Keyser
Manufacturing, Penske
Racing Shocks, Performance
Bodies & Parts, QA1, RacerWebsite.com, Real
Racing Wheels, Simpson
Performance Products, Swift
Springs, Sybesma
Graphics, Tire
Demon, Wehrs
Machine & Racing Products, Wilwood
Racing.
USMTS RACETRACKS:
81 Speedway,
Arrowhead Speedway,
Belleville High Banks,
Casino Speedway,
Cedar Lake Speedway,
Chateau Speedway,
Dallas County Speedway,
Deer Creek Speedway,
Fayette County Speedway,
Humboldt Speedway,
I-70 Speedway,
Lakeside Speedway,
Lucas Oil Speedway,
Mason City Motor Speedway,
Mississippi Thunder Speedway,
Ogilvie Raceway,
Red Dirt Raceway,
Rocket Raceway Park,
Tri-State Speedway,
Winneshiek Raceway.
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Jeff Nun
Chief Communications Officer
United States Modified Touring Series, Inc. (USMTS)
1715 W 2nd St, PO Box 905
Webster City, IA 50595
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